The Fifth Point Guard

With a top contract with an average salary of 16 million, Shentong rejected cities such as Chicago, Indiana, and San Antonio, and chose Cleveland, which is almost barren and has no championship for 52 years.

Many ball commentators expressed that they could not understand the choice of this Chinese kid.

Even if it is a middle class contract, it should stay in New Jersey.

After all, it is closer to New York, and there are Kidd, Martin and Jefferson there. If there is no accident, they will create a fantasy team that dominates the league.

But now, Shentong has chosen a team that is at the bottom of the league. What is he thinking?

Patrick Ewing, who followed the team to win the championship last season and chose to retire after the season, expressed his views.

Although he said a lot, but the core is just a few words.

One is that no matter what choice Shentong makes, he will support Shentong; the other is that the bananas in Cleveland are delicious.

STO's good brother Richard - Jefferson expressed unconditional support for STO's decision.

"He's my brother, my buddy, and he's the smartest guy I've ever met, and he obviously has his own agenda, and maybe we don't see that right now, but I think joining Cleveland was definitely a deliberate decision for Shin. "

Although Kidd expressed regret, he still blessed his little brother in front of the camera.

"It's a pity that we can't continue to work together, but we know that this is also a business. I'm just helpless because some terms restrict the team. I can only wish him a better life in Cleveland. We must look forward. Shin left. We need more players to step up and make up for the vacancy he left."

Martin, who has always been talkative, was surprisingly silent when facing the interview.

He just kept holding the barbell in front of the camera, making "wheeze, wheeze" sounds, and didn't express any opinions.

The news of Shentong's signing made Cleveland fans collectively climax.

They all began to imagine the new season of the team.

In addition to the unexpected arrival of Shentong, the Cavaliers also won the No. 1 pick in the draft next season.

The popular candidate for the No. 1 pick is none other than LeBron James, a popular high school player.

Shentong + James!

Jordan + Pippen?

Many players have already started YY this combination.

Some Cleveland fans even believe that the Cavaliers in the new season may leap from a weak team to an upstart in the Eastern Conference, just like the Nets in the past two years.

Speaking of LeBron James, although he is only a senior in high school, James is already a well-known young star in the United States.

NBA stars like "Shaquille" Shaquille O'Neal will also watch his games, and even some of James' games have been broadcast nationally on ESPN and on local premium channels.

However, James, who already has the nickname "Emperor", also has a rather rough past.

In 1984, LeBron James was born in a house on Walnut Street in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

His mother, Gloria James, was 16 at the time.

After James was born, he lived with his mother at his grandmother's house.

It's a ghetto, and they often can't afford the rent.

In the years from the age of 5 to the age of 8, James, who was still a child, did not have a happy childhood. Because he could not pay the rent, he moved 12 times.

It wasn't until 1995 that Glia finally rented a two-bedroom house at Spring Hill Apartments.

When he was 9 years old, James often played with the youth team under a football team in southern Akon.

He left a deep impression on coach Walker: "This kid has never played an organized game and knows nothing about the rules, but as long as he says it once, he immediately understands. I have never seen him play like this before." smart kid."

James stayed and played for this team.

While playing football, James fell in love with basketball.

Walker finds James and his mother wandering around during a home visit, and convinces Gloria to take James into his home.

In Frank Walker's home, James received dual guidance on his skills and life path. Walker not only played the role of father, but also James' first coach in rugby and basketball.

At St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James was already a star in both football and basketball.

But obviously, to become a professional player, James must give up one of them.

In his senior year of high school, James chose basketball.

And what prompted him to decide to make a choice in the third year of high school was precisely because James represented the rugby team in the state semifinals and injured his left index finger. As a result, he only won the state runner-up in the basketball game after winning the championship in the previous two years. .

In his senior year of high school, James, who focused on basketball, led the high school team to make a comeback, playing an astonishing record of 25 wins and 1 loss, and was named the virtual American high school basketball champion by the judges of "USA TODAY".

The only loss this season was because James' team was sentenced to lose because of a violation.

James averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game this year, showing strength beyond his peers.

At the end of this season, James announced that he would not enter college and directly participate in the draft, and because of his popularity, he appeared on the covers of magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" and "ESPN".

The No. 1 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft is also considered to be no suspense, and none other than LeBron James.

In the scouting report, James' template is "Magic" Johnson, Scottie Pippen and Jamal Mashburn.

The scout’s evaluation is: the target is a member of the basketball hall of fame in the future, with good physical condition and basketball awareness, who can play multiple positions on the court, and is expected to be as good as Michael Jordan, "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird!

On the morning of June 27, 2003, the NBA draft for the new season was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Before the start of the draft, the rookies of this year have been hyped as another "golden generation" by the outside world.

In addition to LeBron James' instant success, Carmelo Anthony, who played for Syracuse University, rose rapidly, led the team to win the championship and was elected as the MOP of the Final Four.

James and Anthony are also known as the peerless twins of this rookie.

In addition to these two, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Chris Kaman, David West, Mo Williams, Kyle Korver and others also share the burden. famous.

The Cavaliers, holding the No. 1 pick, did not give the Pistons a chance to miss out, and chose LeBron James without any surprise.

In this way, the combination of Shentong + James that people have been expecting has been officially established!

But what is surprising is that the Detroit Pistons who played for the second time did not choose the high-profile Carmelo Anthony, but chose a young Serbian and Montenegro center Darko Milicic.

Barkley said at the time that Joe Dumars' head must have been squeezed by the door.